SUN 8/2 : The Metaphors

The cozy Big River bar is a 1 minute walk from JR Higashi Nakano station (Sobu Line), and has become something of a home-away-from-home for the Metaphors. We hope you'll pop on over there for this special afternoon show, where we'll be doing about three sets of our patented percussion trio rhythm-a-ning.

MON 8/3 : BNT TRIO (Bennett - Nasuno - Trump)

Drummer extraordinaire Joe Trump, in Japan for his yearly tour with Umezu Kazutoki's KIKI BAND, will join Altered States bass player Nasuno Mitsuru and musical man-about-town Samm Bennett for an evening of groove-based improvisations and off-the-cuff songs that will surely put some snap crackle and pop in your evening!

DIRECTIONS to HIKARI NO UMA:10 second walk from South Exit of Okubo Station. (JR Sobu Line) Get out from South Exit (smaller exit - rear of train if coming from Shinjuku - front of train if coming from Nakano), go right out of the ticket gate and immediately turn right onto the first street there. Walk along raised railway about 10 seconds (tracks on your right). Hikari No Uma ( ひかりのうま ) will be on your left.

OR... from Shin-Okubo Station (JR Yamanote Line)Go out the station exit and turn LEFT. Walk about 5 minute till you arrive at JR Okubo station. Turn left immediately after crossing under tracks. Walk along that street, tracks will be on your left. Hikari No Uma ( ひかりのうま ) will be on your right after about 2 minutes. Total walking time from JR Shin-Okubo station is about 7 to 8 minutes.

And please NOTE: This is what the entrance to HIKARI NO UMA looks like! They've left the old "COFFEE & PUB" facade there, with only a small sign in Hiragana with a little drawing of a horse. That's the PLACE!

You'll see this little signboard in front of the door...

and there's that little horse...

FRI 8/7 : SOLO plus other acts in Music Garage #4

at Anga, Chiba City, Chiba

19:30-21:00 will be HAPPY HOUR drink prices. Enjoy drinks, meet new people, and listen to great live music.

THU 8/20 : Mechanical Bear

DIRECTIONS to HIKARI NO UMA:10 second walk from South Exit of Okubo Station (JR Sobu Line) Get out from South Exit (smaller exit - rear of train if coming from Shinjuku - front of train if coming from Nakano), go right out of the ticket gate and immediately turn right onto the first street there. Walk along raised railway about 10 seconds (tracks on your right). Hikari No Uma ( ひかりのうま ) will be on your left.

OR... from Shin-Okubo Station (JR Yamanote Line)Go out the station exit and turn LEFT. Walk about 5 minute till you arrive at JR Okubo station. Turn left immediately after crossing under tracks. Walk along that street, tracks will be on your left. Hikari No Uma ( ひかりのうま ) will be on your right after about 2 minutes. Total walking time from JR Shin-Okubo station is about 7 to 8 minutes.

And please NOTE: This is what the entrance to HIKARI NO UMA looks like! They've left the old "COFFEE & PUB" facade there, with only a small sign in Hiragana with a little drawing of a horse. That's the PLACE!